Telegram-herald., 1887-03-03
In the senate.

WASHINGTON, March "A communica-
ton from the Secretary OF War, with copies
of dispatches relating 20 surrender Of
Geronimo. with instructions. etc, was or
dered printed. The House amendments 10
the Senate bill authorizing the construction
OF bridge across the Missouri river be
tween Omaha and Council Bluffs were con-
Cured in. The Senate bill creating a naval
reserve Of auxiliary cruisers. officers aud
men from the Mercantile marine, was -
ported back and placed on the calendar
also bill authorizing the city Of WinoDa,
Mimi, 10 construct bridge across the
Mississippi.
At o'cisck the Naval Appropriation bill
was taken up. An amendment was aEre Ell
TO restoring the item approprasing $1,000
for repairs At the Naval Academy at Coast
err Island near New York. An amend
ment was agreed TO providing that no part
OF The appropriation for the steam engi
u.erine bureau should be applied 20 the re-
pair Of engines and machinery Of wooden
ships where the estimated cost Of repair
shall exceed % per ccnt.of the cOss Of new
engines or machinery Of The
same character snd power. The
committee recommends Tie strik king
out OF the House provision for two svi
steel cruisers and four guDb3s;s, % cost
81 $50 200, aod to substitute two secii91s
providing for si protected steel cruisers Of
q speei OF not less than twenty knots 70
| cost not more than s9yo00o. exclusive Of
afmament and appropriately iaist amount;
sl.o S2.sS1o0 fOr their a-HiaDent and
g 10000 for heavily aruloas1 vessels or
noati1g batteries or rams, for oiasi efie1ces.
also $1,000 FOR Qunboats. alsii $50 90 for
iorptvfo boats. 10000 for tbrpe3ees an5
81 -. coo for the arEnan3ent f these ves-
sels.
Hr. Grsy questioned the policy Of requir-
! Ing one of the cruisers % be bnilton he
Pacific coast and two on the coast a ~ns
Gulf of Mexico. He moved r. strike oui
shsi provisso8. Nr. Morgsz favored the
| provision. also Nr. Beck. NJ. Cal srgue1
| against Grsv's amendment Nj Marcy
ssv0rfd e. N. Blair. ia = i01g speech. de-
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